Global Patent Index - EP 3578923 A1

EP 3578923 A1 20191211 - NAVIGATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

NAVIGATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION

Publication

EP 3578923 A1 20191211 (DE)

Application

EP 18176794 A 20180608

Priority

EP 18176794 A 20180608

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2019377356A1] A navigation system for an automated guided vehicle comprises a set of marking elements which are to be arranged in grid form on the floor and in which navigation information is encoded; a sensor device to be arranged at the automated guided vehicle for reading navigation data from the marking elements; and an evaluation device connected to the sensor device for generating control signals for the automated guided vehicle with reference to read navigation data. Each of the marking elements has at least two graphical code patterns that are each designed as one-dimensional code patterns and comprise a code applied along a scanning direction, with the scanning directions of the at least two graphical code patterns being aligned offset from one another by an angular offset.

Abstract (de)

Ein Navigationssystem für ein fahrerloses Transportfahrzeug umfasst einen Satz von rasterartig am Boden anzuordnenden Markierungselementen, in denen Navigationsinformationen codiert sind, eine am fahrerlosen Transportfahrzeug anzuordnende Sensoreinrichtung zum Auslesen von Navigationsinformationen aus den Markierungselementen und eine mit der Sensoreinrichtung in Verbindung stehende Auswerteeinrichtung zum Erzeugen von Steuerungssignalen für das fahrerlose Transportfahrzeug anhand von ausgelesenen Navigationsinformationen. Jedes der Markierungselemente weist wenigstens zwei graphische Codemuster auf, die jeweils als eindimensionale Codemuster ausgeführt sind und einen entlang einer Abtastrichtung aufgetragenen Code umfassen, wobei die Abtastrichtungen der wenigstens zwei graphischen Codemuster um einen Winkelversatz zueinander versetzt ausgerichtet sind.

IPC 8 full level

G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

G01C 21/04 (2013.01 - CN); G01C 21/20 (2013.01 - CN); G01C 21/3602 (2013.01 - EP); G05D 1/0219 (2024.01 - CN); G05D 1/0234 (2024.01 - EP US); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01 - US); G06K 7/1434 (2013.01 - EP); G06K 19/06028 (2013.01 - US); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01 - EP); G06K 19/06131 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

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Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3578923 A1 20191211; EP 3578923 B1 20210804; CN 110579206 A 20191217; CN 110579206 B 20221213; DK 3578923 T3 20210816; US 11372421 B2 20220628; US 2019377356 A1 20191212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18176794 A 20180608; CN 201910480532 A 20190604; DK 18176794 T 20180608; US 201916434802 A 20190607